Astra School for Learners with Special Educational Needs

This week at Astra ✨💙.

🎉 Happy Birthday to our incredible Principal🎉

Today, we celebrate not only an inspiring leader but also someone who leads with dedication, kindness, and heart. Thank you for everything you do for our school, our staff, and our learners💙

From all of us at the Astra family, we wish you a day filled with love, laughter, and well deserved relaxation. May the year ahead bring you happiness, good health, and continued success.

Happy Birthday Mrs Mabotha will love from your Astra family💙🌻🎂

📢 URGENT APPEAL FOR DONATIONS‼️

Astra School Needs Your Help

Our industrial washing machine has unfortunately broken down, and we are in urgent need of a replacement.

We are looking for a 15–20 kg industrial washing machine to help us continue providing essential laundry services for our learners and hostel. As a school, we currently do not have the funds to purchase a new machine, so we are reaching out to our community for support.

If you have a new or good-quality used 15–20 kg industrial washing machine that you would be willing to donate, your generosity would make a tremendous difference to our school.

Every donation, no matter how big or small, helps us continue providing the best possible care for our learners.

If you are able to assist or know someone who may be able to help, please contact the school.

💌[email protected]
📞021 934 0155 or 082 593 5132

Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and continued support of the Astra School family💙

✨Term 2 Newsletter is here✨

As we close off another memorable term at Astra, we reflect on the many special moments, experiences, and achievements that filled our school community.

From learning adventures and celebrations to meaningful connections, we are excited to share a glimpse of all that we experienced together💙

We invite you to enjoy our Term 2 newsletter and celebrate the wonderful journey we have shared📚✨

✨Join our Astra family✨

We are excited to welcome a new member to our team and are looking for someone passionate, dedicated, and ready to make a difference in the lives of our learners.

If you are ready for a new opportunity and would love to be part of our school community, we would love to hear from you🌟

Apply today and become part of the Astra Team💙

🌻A Sonny Retirement 🌻

Last Thursday we celebrated a special milestone as we hosted a retirement farewell for our dear colleague, Ms Sonnenberg 🌻☀️

After an incredible 40 years of dedication, passion, and commitment to teaching, she now embarks on a new and well-deserved journey of relaxation, creating memories, and enjoying a new chapter of life🌼✨

From all of us at Astra, we would like to thank her for the impact she has made on so many learners and colleagues throughout the years. We wish her and her family endless happiness, wonderful memories, and all the very best for the exciting journey that lies ahead💛💙

As the term nears its end, we look back on the meaningful conversations and connections made during last month's parent meeting hosted at our school 🧑‍🧑‍🧒✨

Our school psychologist, Taryn Kelmovitz , presented an insightful session centred around the powerful concept of Connection Before Correction. Parents were encouraged to focus on understanding their children and learners first, building strong relationships that create a foundation for guidance, growth, and positive behaviour. The session also provided practical tools and strategies that families can use at home to strengthen connection and communication.

It was truly an informative and meaningful morning, offering parents and educators an opportunity to connect, share perspectives, and work together in support of our learners' success.

We are grateful to all the parents who attended and contributed to the discussion. When schools and families work together, we create the best possible environment for our learners to thrive, both academically and personally💙📚✨

Yesterday, our Grade 9 learners had the privilege of visiting the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, where they were given the opportunity to deepen their understanding of one of history's most significant and heartbreaking events.

The visit was made even more meaningful through an insightful presentation by Aaron Peterer from the Anne House in the Netherlands, who shared powerful stories and experiences from the Holocaust era. His presentation encouraged reflection, empathy, and a deeper appreciation for the importance of human rights, tolerance, and remembering the lessons of the past.

Experiences such as these help bring history to life and inspire our learners to become thoughtful, informed, and compassionate global citizens.

We are always eager to provide our learners with meaningful learning opportunities beyond the classroom. If any museums, heritage sites, organisations, community groups, or other educational institutions would like to invite our learners to experiences that deepen their understanding of the past and help shape a better future, we would love to hear from you.

Please feel free to contact our school to explore potential opportunities for collaboration:

[email protected]💙

Astra School, enthusiastically hosted the wives of the New Apostolic Church’s District Apostle's from around the world.

The wives, each paired with our Astra learners, created art, listened to our recorder players making music, and simply shared in moments of connection.
In a beautiful reversal of roles, our guests concluded their visit by serving and feeding lunch to the young learners.

And, just like that, it was again time to say goodbye and part ways. However, beautiful moments like these never end...... it always linger much longer after the bus has left.

Indeed a memorable morning held gently in the heart-to be remembered for a very long time; maybe even forever! 🌟